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*If* Vudu gets the quality right, and their selection includes not only new releases but catalog titles, I'll get getting a box. ]]>Sep 10th 2008 12:51AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 1:02AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/
Can you schedule a download in advance? If you know you want to watch a movie being released tomorrow...can you tell it to download it when it becomes available then watch the movie when you get home.

The downloads offer a lot more flexability over rental...oh and save the gas of driving.]]>Sep 10th 2008 1:36AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 2:20AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 2:54AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 8:41AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 8:42AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/ but is 13.5 GB blu-ray quality?

Almost certainly. While some people like to quote the maximum bit-rates for Blu-ray media, in practice the maximum bit rate is only used for scenes with a massive amount of movement including new objects or objects off-screen. For example, a corn field filling up the screen with everything swaying back and forth, or, at the other end of the spectrum, the opening credits of the X-Men movies. And that maximum will never be Blu-ray's actual maximum, it'll be somewhere in the region of 30Mbps.

On average, you're looking at 10-15Mbps for a typical Blu-ray disc that uses VC-1 or H.264 compression. Some of that bandwidth is taken up with superfluous stuff that doesn't need streaming - for example, alternative soundtracks, PIP, etc.

Realistically, a Blu-ray quality movie, 1080p, two hours long, VC-1 or H.264 compression, should only take up around 10-15G. You can get an idea of what's possible by considering that a BD9 (8.5G) can store a little less than an hour and a half of Blu-ray spec movie content.

Your estimates are almost certainly right.]]>Sep 10th 2008 10:18AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/
Yeah, I see the per movie price being a big factor for me. If it's the $6.99 I've seen others doing, then no thanks. That's almost half the price that I've paid for most of my BRs. At that point, I'd rather just spend another $10 and have unlimited.]]>Sep 10th 2008 11:29AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 11:24AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 10th 2008 11:39AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/
For $18.00 a month I can watch all the Blu-ray and standard DVD discs I want from Netflix. I guess i'm old but the 2 day turn around doesnt bother me. I can make up my mind a couple of days in advance. way cheaper than the per movie price from VUDU.]]>Sep 10th 2008 6:12PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/09/10/vudu-readying-blu-ray-quality-rentals/Sep 11th 2008 12:16AM